Lugar Announcement
Senator Lugar unofficially announced his plans to seek the Republican nomination for president in 1996. He will officially announce his candidacy…
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Lugar Announcement
Senator Lugar unofficially announced his plans to seek the Republican nomination for president in 1996. He will officially announce his candidacy in Indianapolis on April 29. Senator Lugar noted his experience as one reason he is seeking the presidency. He is the current chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee and formerly served as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, during the Reagan administration. During the Nixon administration, Richard Lugar, then mayor of Indianapolis, was known as Richard Nixon’s favorite mayor. close